Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-13 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.763

Aphelion (Q)

2.626

Eccentricity (e)

0.550

Inclination (i)

0.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

805.7

Earth MOID

0.00118

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-12-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16936

25335825

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.5

mag

Diameter

5 - 12*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-12

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.694589

1-sigma variation

0.000530

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.549927

1-sigma variation

0.000172

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.0840

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

108.5746

1-sigma variation

0.2062

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

11.5034

1-sigma variation

0.2049

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

343.18314

1-sigma variation

0.00972

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.762688

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.626489

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.213419

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.523097

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001181

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

805.7399

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.80770E-7	9.11845E-8	-8.55827E-8	1.06940E-4	-1.06269E-4	5.14958E-6
e	9.11845E-8	2.96144E-8	-2.78204E-8	3.47600E-5	-3.45418E-5	1.67238E-6
i	-8.55827E-8	-2.78204E-8	2.74881E-8	-3.41708E-5	3.39597E-5	-1.56877E-6
Ω	1.06940E-4	3.47600E-5	-3.41708E-5	4.24997E-2	-4.22367E-2	1.96037E-3
ω	-1.06269E-4	-3.45418E-5	3.39597E-5	-4.22367E-2	4.19753E-2	-1.94807E-3
M	5.14958E-6	1.67238E-6	-1.56877E-6	1.96037E-3	-1.94807E-3	9.44489E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-13 13:00 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.504

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

5 - 12*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

0.9

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.875993

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-12.309231

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-13.16012

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025VT2 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1957-03-24 07:09	> 1 mo	0.0832339	0.0025772	0.8587203
EARTH	1969-11-14 00:54	> 1 d	0.0130955	0.0009854	0.0354277
EARTH	1972-04-13 12:04	> 1 d	0.1798296	0.0886545	0.0303949
EARTH	1985-03-06 04:23	> 1 d	0.1622587	0.1471534	0.0050351
EARTH	1997-12-13 19:47	> 1 w	0.1718767	0.1026400	0.0230789
EARTH	2013-03-05 15:12	> 1 w	0.1636143	0.0966901	0.0223089
MARS	2022-01-01 09:39	658.2	0.0436137	0.0156125	0.0097750
EARTH	2025-11-13 08:51	< 1 s	0.0014742	0.0014728	0.0000005
EARTH	2036-12-13 19:37	> 1 w	0.1693595	0.1002382	0.0230416
EARTH	2059-03-09 12:54	> 1 w	0.1457533	0.0018263	0.0646716
88 Thisbe	2059-10-23 06:02	> 1 d	0.0080808	0.0015990	0.0423606
EARTH	2070-04-02 14:23	> 1 d	0.0197017	0.0016082	0.0832295
EARTH	2078-11-04 23:58	> 1 mo	0.1368995	0.0013150	0.7052263
EARTH	2089-12-16 12:16	> 1 mo	0.1725551	0.0023846	0.7382925
EARTH	2101-02-19 16:29	> 1 mo	0.1931198	0.0033382	0.6743841
EARTH	2112-04-09 08:07	> 1 mo	0.1016632	0.0016932	1.8129890
EARTH	2120-11-12 22:53	> 1 mo	0.0308621	0.0013944	0.8818216

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
319.15060785	310.24066540	0.00118125	MINIMUM
41.84800192	88.49493121	0.00143571	MINIMUM
0.65040356	19.54876852	0.22179921	SADDLE
180.18981210	198.99723553	1.60926919	SADDLE
0.67265184	199.57528858	1.77987968	SADDLE
180.18359759	18.98982039	3.61094961	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2025VT2

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS
2082-11-12.956	81810.956	1.918	0.000	0.79 ± 0.047	3.91E6	3.28E-8	1.84E-2	-9.11
2093-11-12.990	85828.990	-0.311	0.000	1.27 ± 0.036	2.68E6	4.95E-8	1.83E-2	-9.01
2095-11-13.277	86559.277	1.917	0.587	1.28 ± 0.042	9.70E5	8.60E-9	1.92E-2	-9.76
2117-11-14.436	94595.436	-0.310	0.000	1.13 ± 0.041	7.68E7	6.39E-9	1.83E-2	-10.03


Based on 29 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2025/11/12.309 to 2025/11/13.160.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.28 and 1.28 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20251113 133717.999 UTC.

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